To adjourn because of a disagreement on the order of business.

On Jun 7, 1878, the House voted 7–128. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 3–74, Democrats 4–53, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 7 members voted against their own party.

During the 45th Congress (1877–1878), Rutherford B. Hayes was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Yes: 7
No: 128
Did not vote: 167
Date: Jun 7, 1878

By party

Democrats4 yes · 53 no · 101 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
Republicans3 yes · 74 no · 65 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Thomas Montague Gunter D-AR voted yes
Hiram Parks Bell D-GA voted yes
John Harris Baker R-IN voted yes
Henry Moses Pollard R-MO voted yes
George Washington Patterson R-NY voted yes
James Bernard Reilly D-PA voted yes
David Browning Culberson D-TX voted yes

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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